AZ-204 ConferenceHub Demo

This repository is a progressive AZ-204 demo project.
After each AZ-204 learning path, it demonstrates how that knowledge can be applied in a real project that evolves step by step.

It was created because Microsoft has unfortunately removed most demonstrations from the course.
The goal is to give instructors and students a practical, cumulative demo they can run and learn from.

Each Learning Path (LP) builds on the previous one using the same shared app (ConferenceHub/).

Community

You are very welcome to use this project for teaching, studying, and hands-on practice.

If you find problems or improvement opportunities, please:

• Open an issue
• Submit a pull request

Prerequisites

• Git
• .NET SDK 9
• Azure CLI (az) logged in
• Bash (macOS/Linux)
• Docker (required for LP5 lp/05-container, and Docker must be running, or the step will fail)

Repository Layout

• ConferenceHub/: shared ASP.NET Core web app used across all LPs.
• LearningPath/<NN-Name>/create.sh: deploy script for each LP.
• LearningPath/04-Cosmos/migrate.sh: seed migration to Cosmos DB.
• full-deploy.sh: runs all LPs in sequence.
• cleanup.sh: deletes deployed Azure resources and purges soft-deleted services.

Learning Paths

• LP1 (lp/01-init): baseline App Service deployment for ConferenceHub.
• LP2 (lp/02-functions): Azure Functions for registration confirmation flow.
• LP3 (lp/03-storage): Blob Storage for slide upload/view.
• LP4 (lp/04-cosmos): Cosmos DB for sessions/registrations + migration step.
• LP5 (lp/05-container): container deployment variant.
• LP6 (lp/06-auth): Entra ID auth + role-based authorization.
• LP7 (lp/07-keyvault): secrets moved to Key Vault with managed identity/RBAC.
• LP8: intentionally omitted.
• LP9 (lp/09-events): Event Grid/Event Hub event-driven processing.
• LP10 (lp/10-messages): Service Bus + Queue Storage messaging workflows.
• LP11 (lp/11-appinsight): Application Insights observability and tracing.

How to Use (Step-by-Step)

Clone and run LPs in order:

git clone https://github.com/theDiverDK/AZ-204-Demo.git
cd AZ-204-Demo
git fetch --all --prune

Per LP, switch branch and run the script:

Use 'git branch' to see what each LearningPath is called

git switch lp/01-init || git switch --track origin/lp/01-init
cd LearningPath/01-Init
./create.sh
cd ../..

Full Deployment Script

Use this to deploy all LPs in sequence automatically:

./full-deploy.sh

What it does:

• Runs LP branches in order (01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11).
• Executes each LP create.sh.
• Runs LP4 migrate.sh.
• Opens browser once at the end.

Cleanup Script

Use this to remove demo resources when finished, takes some time due to deleting CosmosDB is slow, and purging the KeyVault:

./cleanup.sh

What it does:

• Deletes the resource group.
• Waits for deletion completion (Cosmos DB can take >15 minutes).
• Purges soft-deleted Key Vault and App Configuration where applicable.

Notes

• LP scripts are cumulative: run LPs in order.
• Avoid pull requests between LP branches and main; differences are intentional for teaching progression.